Inside 1st
Pastoral staff
Rev. Catherine Nance - cnance@1stchurch.org
Senior Pastor
Catherine Clark Nance grew up at Brainerd United Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a B.S. in Political Science and received her Master of Divinity from Duke University. She is married to Brad who is a systems analyst at ORNL. They have two sons, James and Steven.
Contact Catherine at cnance@1stchurch.org
865-982-1273 ext. 111
Rev. Sarah Slack - sslack@1stchurch.org
Associate Pastor
Sarah is a mountain girl from Giles County, VA. She learned to drive a John Deere tractor at a very early age. Quilting and cooking "gourmet-ish" meals are just a couple of her passions, but she is also a big fan of beans and cornbread. Sarah is a graduate of Emory & Henry College and a Master of Divinity from Emory University in Atlanta.
Contact Sarah at:
865-982-1273 ext. 107
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